Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham: Sir Anthony McCoy thrilled to see JP McManus win the Gold Cup again
Sir Anthony McCoy knows the feeling of returning victorious after the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and cut a delighted figure as he soaked in another magical...
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/ 1 week agoWillie Mullins never confident in what he was watching with Galopin Des Champs in Gold Cup
Willie Mullins felt Galopin Des Champs was never jumping well enough to enable him to win a third Boodles Gold Cup at Cheltenham. On a day when the...
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/ 1 week agoInothewayurthinkin tears up the Gold Cup script at Cheltenham
Inothewayurthinkin galloped on strongly up the hill to deny Galopin Des Champs a famous Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trick. Gavin Cromwell’s seven-year-old was supplemented for the race at...
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/ 1 week agoJasmin De Vaux bounces back for more Cheltenham success
Jasmin De Vaux added to last year’s Champion Bumper success when staying on strongly to strike in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham. Paul Townend gave the...
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/ 1 week agoFourth time lucky for favourite Dinoblue at Cheltenham
Dinoblue emphatically ended her Cheltenham Festival hoodoo when claiming the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase for Willie Mullins and Mark Walsh. The eight-year-old had three times been a...
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/ 1 week agoKargese claims County crown for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Cheltenham
Kargese produced a determined display to justify favouritism in the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. Last season’s Triumph Hurdle runner-up was a little keen early on...
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/ 1 week agoCheltenham Festival: Poniros powers to 100-1 shock in Triumph Hurdle
Poniros powered home to land a 100-1 shock and give Ireland a sixth straight success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham. James Owen’s East India Dock and...
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/ 2 weeks agoProcedures defended after series of Cheltenham Festival false starts
British Horseracing Authority starter Robbie Supple has defended existing procedures after a series of unsatisfactory starts at the Cheltenham Festival. Tuesday‘s Ultima Handicap Chase required three attempts to...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Kennedy offers no excuses for Teahupoo eclipse
Jack Kennedy made no excuses for Teahupoo after he relinquished his title in the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The bay, who is trained by...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Bob Olinger battles to dethrone Stayers’ Hurdle champ Teahupoo
Bob Olinger maintained his flawless Cheltenham Festival record when storming up the hill to take the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle under Rachael Blackmore. Henry de Bromhead’s 10-year-old was...
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/ 2 weeks agoFact To File coasts to impressive Ryanair Chase victory at Cheltenham
Fact To File made light work of the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham when strolling home an easy winner as the 6-4 favourite. Willie Mullins‘ eight-year-old opted for the...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Doddiethegreat leads home a Nicky Henderson one-two
The memory of Doddie Weir was honoured at the Cheltenham Festival, as Brian Hughes produced Doddiethegreat to perfection to lead home a Nicky Henderson one-two in the Pertemps...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: History beckons for hat-trick seeking Galopin Des Champs in the Gold Cup
Galopin Des Champs may be standing on the edge of greatness, but Willie Mullins is doing his best to keep his feet on the ground ahead of his...
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/ 2 weeks agoCaldwell Potter provides Paul Nicholls with landmark 50th Cheltenham Festival win
Caldwell Potter was a poignant winner of the Jack Richards Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase, as Paul Nicholls brought up his 50th winner at the Cheltenham Festival. Running in...
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/ 2 weeks agoAir Of Entitlement swoops late for Mares’ glory at Cheltenham
Rachael Blackmore produced an inspired finish aboard Air Of Entitlement as she secured her first win at the 2025 Cheltenham Festival in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle. Blackmore...
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/ 2 weeks agoMarine Nationale ensures Michael O’Sullivan’s legacy is carried forward at Cheltenham
Few stages in sport can stir the soul like the Cheltenham Festival and emotion washed over Prestbury Park once more following Marine Nationale’s poignant victory in the BetMGM...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Jazzy Matty does his bit to honour memory of Michael O’Sullivan
Only 40 minutes after Marine Nationale stormed to the Queen Mother Champion Chase title, Jazzy Matty further honoured the memory of the late Michael O’Sullivan at Cheltenham with...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Standing start hitch put Jonbon on the back foot says Nico De Boinville
Nico de Boinville raised the possibility of the standing start being a contributory factor behind Jonbon’s defeat in the BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase. Having won 17 of...
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/ 2 weeks agoEmotional scenes, as Marine Nationale takes Champion Chase crown at Cheltenham
There were emotional scenes at the Cheltenham Festival as Marine Nationale honoured the memory of the late Michael O’Sullivan by galloping to BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase glory....
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Stumptown storms home for convincing Cross Country victory
Gavin Cromwell is eyeing a crack at Grand National glory after Stumptown duly delivered when going off as favourite for the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at Cheltenham, with...
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/ 2 weeks agoBen Morgan’s Cheltenham Festival tips Day Four – Monty could be the Star
Racing Ahead tipster Ben Morgan offers his thoughts on the penultimate day of the Cheltenham Festival. Check out Betway’s latest Cheltenham betting markets for all the races across this week 1.20 –...
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/ 2 weeks agoNicky Henderson firmly set on taking Constitution Hill to Punchestown Festival after Cheltenham fall
Nicky Henderson remains keen to head to the Punchestown Festival with Constitution Hill after reporting his stable star to be none the worse following his dramatic fall in...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Jimmy Du Seuil makes light of long absence to win Coral Cup
Jimmy Du Seuil came out on top as Willie and Danny Mullins teamed up to great effect in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham. The six-year-old was a 16-1 chance...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Mistakes costly for Ballyburn as Lecky Watson causes upset in Brown Advisory
Lecky Watson was something of an unexpected Willie Mullins-trained winner of the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham, as his better-fancied stablemates faltered. The chestnut was a 20-1...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: The New Lion stars in battling Turners success
The New Lion lived up to the hype with a battling victory in the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. The six-year-old is...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Galopin Des Champs heads nine left chasing Gold Cup glory
Galopin Des Champs will face eight rivals in his bid for Cheltenham Festival immortality, as he leads the field for Friday‘s centrepiece Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. Willie Mullins‘...
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/ 2 weeks agoBen Morgan’s Cheltenham Festival tips Day Three – Daly to reign Supreme
Racing Ahead tipster Ben Morgan offers his thoughts on a mouth-watering third day Festival racecard at Cheltenham. Check out Betway’s latest Cheltenham betting markets for all the races across this week 1.20 –...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Nicky Henderson and Willie Mullins left to reflect in disbelief at Champion Hurdle drama
Just when you think you have seen it all, the 2025 Unibet Champion Hurdle threw the cruellest of spanners in the works, with the last two winners of...
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/ 2 weeks agoBookmakers saved from ’50 million’ hammering at Cheltenham Festival from Constitution Hill fall
Bookmakers were spared an estimated payout of £50million on an opening day of the Cheltenham Festival that saw the previously-unbeaten Constitution Hill crash out of the Champion Hurdle...
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/ 2 weeks agoCheltenham Festival: Golden Ace takes full advantage of unbelievable Champion Hurdle as Constitution Hill and State Man fall
Golden Ace was a shock winner of an incredible Unibet Champion Hurdle, in which both Constitution Hill and State Man crashed out – the latter clear as he...
